Australian baobab vs Pencil flower

Adansonia gregorii compared with Stylosanthes guianensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian baobab	Pencil flower
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Malvaceae	Fabaceae
Genus	Adansonia	Stylosanthes
Species	Adansonia gregorii	Stylosanthes guianensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Australian baobab and Pencil flower share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Australian baobab

LC — Least Concern

Pencil flower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian baobab	Pencil flower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian baobab

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Pencil flower

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Australian baobab

The Australian baobab (Adansonia gregorii) is a species in the genus Adansonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.